Warm Biscuit Bedding Company is a New York City-based retailer of children's bedding, furniture, fabrics, apparel, accessories, toys and gifts.
Founded in 1998 by Vicki Bodwell, Warm Biscuit Bedding was among companies featured in Crafting a Business: Make Money Doing What You Love by Kathie Fitzgerald.Fitzgerald, Kathie (2008). Crafting a Business: Make Money Doing What You Love. Hearst. pp. 64-67, 150, 160, 177, 182, 184. . Vicki Bodwell was recognized as an outstanding female entrepreneur in 1999 by Victoria Magazine and in 2006 by Country Living.Berry, Deborah Geigis (March 2006). "Vicki Mote Bodwell, The Warm Biscuit Bedding Co.". Country Living. Retrieved 2010-05-17.(March 2007). "2006 Women Entrepreneur: Vicki Bodwell, One Year Later". Country Living. Retrieved 2010-05-17. Bodwell's tips and anecdotes have been quoted in articles in The New York Times,Rohrlich, Marianne (June 17, 2004). "A Revival in Personalized Branding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-17. EntrepreneurSherman, Aliza (February 12, 2008). "Sleeping Your Way to Improved Sales" . Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2010-05-17. and CNET News,Stefanie Olsen (July 18, 2008). Blogging and bringing home the bacon. CNET News. Retrieved 2010-05-17. among other publications. She has been a QVC guest host for Country Living Quilts.
Origin of the name As explained by the owner, a memory from her Texas childhood was the origin of the company name. At bedtime, children were told to climb into their warm "biscuits", or beds by their Grandmother.
Growth From its inception as a home-based business, Warm Biscuit Bedding expanded to an office in downtown New York City with a workshop and warehouse in Oklahoma and then a larger remote facility in Colorado. Marketing initially through a mail-order catalog, the company later opened an online store. The product line featured retro fabric designs and grew to include a selection of custom, monogram and personalized items.
Product Customers can customize their bedrooms and add vintage bedding and fabrics among other furniture options.
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